Little Falls transcript., 1887-02-25
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE
Synopsis Of tho Proceedings Of the Senate and
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IN THE SENATE
Mr.. Ward offered resolution that no bill
or resolution shall be received after Feb. 26
without unanimous consent Passed
MI. Bowen introduced concurrent resolu-
ton to expunge from the record of the state
The proceedings of the impeachment trial
OF T. st Julian Cox in 1881. Sent to judi
ciary committee.
The following committee reports were re-
ceived:
Judiciary-Comstock, relating to proceedings
TO perpetuate testimony OF witnesses. to pass !;
johnson, 70 prevent artorneys, agents or others
1rom negotiating loans which shall exceed legal
interest, indefinitely postponed,
Reform school-To appropriate $4,000 for
buildings at tho reform school, to pass
MI: Daniels offered the following resolu-
tion:
That the judiciary committee be instructed to
prepare bill redtstricting the state into judicial
districts and report the same at the earliest pos
s1ble day. Passed.
to pass: Smith. memorial to congress for an ap-
preparation: Rogers relating to judgments:
Newell abol ish state board Of immigration
1885; Rogers, to amend section a. chapter s,
dispositions: Donnely. providing for private con-
Donnelly, amending article OF the constitution
for The protection Of working people; Reyes, to
exclude persons from certain trials; Newell, to
| resolution relating to coal lands; Rogers, rela-
ting to plats in town and cities: Knox, granting
certain powers to county commissioners; Hen
erickson, for printing school laws.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Comstock-Relating to the organization Of
school districts.
Chapman-To amend the charter Of the bor-
sche9cr-To provide for an additional judge
In the Second judicial district Of Ramsey county
Swenson7rT9 Sseia,o II prohibit intimidation.
COmmlttee-. RpTatiNp fn ha vt
and collection Of taxes.
swenson-For the proper schooling and to
regulate the labor Of children in workshops
factories, etc.
Mr.. Reese presented a bill in the house yester-
day that will in measure Offset the sharp prac-
tices Of tax title sharks The bill provides that
when the time of redemption has expired the
sheriff shall give personal notice to the owner of
the property. If resident in the county. II the
owner cannot be found due notice shall be given
: spublished in the county, then the MOTTO
49, be made through the papers published at
Mr. Barker, of the house tax committee.
reports progress on a substitute bill for all
those now introduced to cover the defects
IN the present lax law This will take in the
Champlin bill to protect property owners on
receipts given for taxes paid. The Sevatson
bill on railroad taxation, the Lee bill for tax
ing telegraph companies, and his bill for the
| collection of taxes, also his bill to tax ex-
| press companies, the bill to tax car loaning,
! sleeping car and other companies. are all
buried in the general orders of the house and
have not yet passed the hre of debate When
! they will be reached cannot be said
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
TO a. amend and consolidate the charter of the
To authorize Lake county to issue bonds for a
| court house and county Jail.
10 authorize township elections in the town of
Mountain Lake.
| 70 prevent the running at large of cattle, ETC.,
In IT, the town OF Kingston. Meeker county.
Renvile county, and to attach it to district 100.
Amending section g. chapter 40, of General
statutes, relating to deeds and mortgages
| trict No. "a of Renville county.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
| To amend the charter of Rush City
! 10 detach territory from independent school
| district in Redwood county.
| Fixing the compensation of county commits
| s1oners IN Hennepin county.
| Fixing the compensation Of the county attor-
ney and his assistants in Hennepin county.
Relating to the board OF park commissioners
| of Minneapolis
Relating to condemnation proceedings by the
board Of park commissioners Of Minneapolis.
| Relating to the extension Of time for the pay
| ment Of special tax assessments in Minneapolis.
Relating TO the appointment Of a city forester
| apolis.
To authorize Minneapolis to issue bonds
BIZ to amend the charter Of St. Paul. relating
to deeds and mortgages.
Amending and consolidating act to provide
! for plat commission of Ramsey county, ap-
proved March, 1881.
Fixing the salary of the adjutant general.
Relating to destruction of fish in Lake Pepin.
Increasing salaries Of district court judges,
| Ramsey county.
Issuance Of bonds for Ramsey county.
Authorizing South Saltwater to issue bonds
| and elect justices Of the peace.
| SENATE
Senator Hixon, for the special committee
reported that the bill for the good care of
grain in store be indefinitely postponed;
also that the elevator bill proposing to locate
public elevators on railroad lands. to pass
The committee on taxes reported favora-
bly, on the bill for the redemption from tax
sales.
SENATE BILLS PASSED
| Authorizing Grant county to issue bonds: re-
! latlng to roads and cartways; to enable owners
OF land to redeem; repeating the act for the in
spection of steam boilers relating TO clerks OF
sne dstrlct court; to appropriate money for the
defending suits; to provide for trial of village
ordinances: an act regulating the catching OF
hsh ir IN the Minnesota river: to amend and cod
ify the city charter Of Hastings: to amend tha
! act creating special school district in Jackson
| county; to provide for the care of insane women
en- route to the hospital; authorizing the town
Of Hutchinson, in Mcleod county,Ito raise money
! Tor railroad depots, ETC.: to amend act incorpor-
ating village of Sleepy Eye; to enable owners OF
| lalUS TO UeSU tax G1Cle9; TO empower the state
university to sell the fruit farm; to maintain
the state signal service: to amend the Military
Code.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To organize the Ramsey County Hospital COM
mission: to amend the charter OF the city of St
Paul; to fix the salary Of the judges OF Ramsey
county; to authorize Ramsey county to issue
! bonds: to authorize Anoka to construct bridge
to amend the charter OF the city OF Minneapolis
! relating to the park commission: to amend the
charter Of MINNEAPOLIS regulating assessments
from Independent School District No. in in Red. Rec
| wood county; to amend the act relating to the
board of park commissioners of Minneapolis
to authorize the city Of Minneapolis to issue
| bonds: to amend the act relating to the treas.
urer Mile Lacs county; to amend the act to in
corpGrase the village Of Materve te
relating to city of Northfeld: relating to liquo,
at the Breck mission: memorial to congress FOL
an approximations; relating to judgments: tc
prevent cattle from running at large in Cass
| county; 20 authorize probate court, Hennepir
county. to grant license: to authorize Glencoe
to appropriate money; to abolish state board o1
TO Se f3m
relating to the regulation Of st. Char:es public
sch',Ol; Incorporating the village of Wadena
amending section 2, chapter PIG. General Laws
! OF 1885. relating to attorneys: to provide fol
( taking dispositions; providing for private con-
sultations batween attorneys and prisoners
amending article of the constitution, to pro.
rect working people: to exclude persons from
certain trials: to reduce expenses IN supreme
court; granting certain powers to county CON-
missioners
HOUSE
The house defea ted Donnelly's maximum
grain tariff by vote OF 60 to SO. Don
nelly alleges bribery.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
A bill to amend chapter IL. Special Laws
1878, Incorporating the village Of Watervile
! to regulate the catching of fish in Lake Ann
Wright county; authorizing the Saltwater schoo
district to issue bonds; authorizing com
missioners Of Washington county to appoin,
state agricultural society and conferring police
authorities on the board Of managers: increas.
! ing the salary Of the treasurer Of Mile Lacs
county from $3.50 to $1,000: authorizing